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Old Abe Camp #16 Dept. Of Kansas Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will hold a headstone rededication ceremony for two Civil War veterans laid to rest in Osage City Cemetery & you are warmly invited.
Saturday, August 8, 2026, at 9:00AM
Women's Relief Corps monument on the north side of the:
Osage City Cemetery
22828 W. Highway 31 in lovely Osage City, Kansas
Patriot dead to honor;
Private William Beckler, Company C, 8th Maine Infantry, was buried in the Odd Fellows section of the cemetery in 1896. While traveling east from California, Beckler's train was involved in a wreck north of Osage City. In the aftermath of the tragedy, he took his own life.
Private Joel E. Haworth, Company M, 20th New York Cavalry, died in 1891 after battling pneumonia, following years of debilitating illness that had afflicted him since his discharge from military service in 1865.
Over the decades, the headstones marking both men's final resting places became severely damaged and eventually unreadable. During Memorial Day weekend, members of SUVCW Old Abe Camp #16 replaced them with new U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs markers, ensuring their service and sacrifice will continue to be remembered.
The public is cordially invited to attend as we honor these two Union veterans and help preserve their place in Kansas history.
Saturday, August 8, 2026, at 9:00AM
Women's Relief Corps monument on the north side of the:
Osage City Cemetery
22828 W. Highway 31 in lovely Osage City, Kansas
Patriot dead to honor;
Private William Beckler, Company C, 8th Maine Infantry, was buried in the Odd Fellows section of the cemetery in 1896. While traveling east from California, Beckler's train was involved in a wreck north of Osage City. In the aftermath of the tragedy, he took his own life.
Private Joel E. Haworth, Company M, 20th New York Cavalry, died in 1891 after battling pneumonia, following years of debilitating illness that had afflicted him since his discharge from military service in 1865.
Over the decades, the headstones marking both men's final resting places became severely damaged and eventually unreadable. During Memorial Day weekend, members of SUVCW Old Abe Camp #16 replaced them with new U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs markers, ensuring their service and sacrifice will continue to be remembered.
The public is cordially invited to attend as we honor these two Union veterans and help preserve their place in Kansas history.
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